ސަރި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /s̪a.ɾi/, [s̪ä.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ސަ‧ރި

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Tamil சரி (cari). Cognate to Sinhalese හරි (hari)

Adjective[edit]

ސަރި • (sari) 

  1. good
  2. right, accurate, correct
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit सदृश (sadṛśa). Cognate to Sinhalese සරි (sari)

Noun[edit]

ސަރި • (sari) 

  1. similar, like
Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 218
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